Will Shohei Ohtani homer against the Brewers in the Aug 13-16 series at Dodger Stadium?

Shohei Ohtani did not hit a home run during the Los Angeles Dodgers' four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium from August 13-16, 2026. Across the series Ohtani doubled on August 13, went 1-for-4 with a flyout on August 14, tripled in a 4-1 loss on August 15, and finished 1-for-4 with a strikeout in a 6-2 loss on August 16, but never cleared the fence. The Brewers won three of the four games, and Milwaukee starter Jacob Misiorowski was particularly effective against Ohtani on August 15, repeatedly beating him with fastballs over 102 mph and striking him out in a bases-loaded jam. Milwaukee's pitching, anchored by Misiorowski and Tarik Skubal, held Ohtani to extra-base hits of only a double and a triple rather than a home run over the four games.

The result runs counter to pregame expectations: sportsbooks had priced Ohtani as short as +240 to homer in individual games of the series. Community forecasters got this one wrong, with 88% predicting Ohtani would homer against the Brewers in the series, but he did not.